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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Elk County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Elk County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,450 of 1,493 scored counties
#56 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,131 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,926
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Elk County is 19 (low), #1,450 of 1,493 scored counties and #56 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 landscaping and lawn care companies in Elk County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, twice the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,131 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Elk County spend about $15.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Elk County in 2023. That is one for every 1,211 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $46K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Elk County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elk County declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Elk County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all lawn care, cleaning and other household services by the landscaping and lawn care companies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Elk County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.3M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,211 | 1,019 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.0% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,131 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,380 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $434K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $46K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Elk County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Elk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,926−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,325
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $66,380+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,773
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,876
- Daytime population
- 29,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Elk County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Philadelphia County, PA | 65 | 59 | 0.9 | $13.4M | −1.6% | #341 of 1,493 |
| 2Cumberland County, PA | 63 | 60 | 5.6 | $2.4M | +6.5% | #415 of 1,493 |
| 3Northumberland County, PA | 56 | 12 | 3.2 | $3.5M | −1.8% | #548 of 1,493 |
| 4Dauphin County, PA | 56 | 63 | 5.2 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #557 of 1,493 |
| 5Clinton County, PA | 55 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +1.3% | #570 of 1,493 |
| 6Warren County, PA | 54 | 5 | 3.1 | $3.6M | −3.8% | #598 of 1,493 |
| 7Franklin County, PA | 54 | 27 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +3.0% | #606 of 1,493 |
| 8Delaware County, PA | 52 | 106 | 4.9 | $2.9M | +0.8% | #654 of 1,493 |
| 9Venango County, PA | 50 | 8 | 3.7 | $2.9M | −2.0% | #695 of 1,493 |
| 10Pike County, PA | 49 | 19 | 7.8 | $1.6M | +7.2% | #745 of 1,493 |
| 56Elk County, PA | 19 | 13 | 9.8 | $1.2M | −3.3% | #1,450 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Elk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades64
- HVAC and plumbing
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control22
- Landscaping and lawn care19
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Elk County, PA?
Elk County has 13 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Elk County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $15.1M a year, or $1,131 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,325 households in Elk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elk County, PA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Elk County has 9.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.2M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Elk County would have about 5, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,211 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Elk County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Elk County at 29,926 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,325 households. The median household income in Elk County is $66,380 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Elk County scores 19 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #1,450 of 1,493 scored counties.
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